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exam 1 part 1
The steps of the scientific method 7,
Hypothesis,
A prediction has 3 parts
11  cards
Exam 1 part 2
Organism concerns,
Environment,
Population
8  cards
Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
P,
Q,
Allele freq p q do not evolvegive...
11  cards
genetic drift
Fst formula,
Effect of genetic drift on fittne...,
Effective population size ne
6  cards
types of selection
Directional selection,
Stabilizing selection,
Disruptive selection
3  cards
laws and rules
Liebig s law of the minimum,
Blackman s law of limiting factors,
Paracelsus s principle of toxicity
9  cards
Thermal relations
Heat budget equation,
Hmet,
Hcd
21  cards
Animal adaptations to water stress (exam 2)
Osmoconformers,
Osmoregulators,
Freshwater bony fish
9  cards
Plant adaptations (exam 2)
Plant morphological adaptations t...,
Water potential,
Transpiration cohesion theory
4  cards
Photosynthesis as a trade-off (exam 2)
Stomata opens,
Stomata closes,
C3 photosytnthesis
15  cards
Behavioral Ecology (exam 2)
Broad sense heritability,
Stimulus response,
Communication
3  cards
Mating systems as behavioral patterns (exam 2)
Mating system,
Monogamy,
Social monogamy
24  cards
Mating systems as behavioral patterns pt2 (exam 2)
Outcrossing,
Autogamy,
Apomixis
18  cards
Altruism (exam 2)
Altruism,
Group selection,
Prisoner s dilemma cooperation th...
15  cards
Exponential vs. Logistic Growth (exam 2)
Growth rate r,
Population growth,
The value of r determines how rap...
8  cards
biomes (exam 2)
Tundra,
Taiga,
Temperate broadleaf forest
29  cards
exam 3 part 1
Biotic factors,
Abiotic factors,
Top down factors
26  cards
exam 3 part 2
1o primary sex ratio,
2o secondary sex ratio,
How is secondary sex ration skewe...
33  cards
exam 3 part 3
Niche,
Niche width,
Generalist
24  cards
exam 3 part 4
Important factors affecting biodi...,
Biodiversity gradients,
Species diversity is regulated by 2
25  cards

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